Democratic Lawmakers Probe Into Trump’s Firing Of State Department Watchdog
WASHINGTON, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, said, it launched an investigation into President Donald Trump’s firing of the State Department Inspector General, Steve Linick, on Friday.
The House panel said, the investigation was launched by its chairman, Eliot Engel, and senator Bob Menendez, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
The two Democratic lawmakers requested that administration officials preserve all records related to the firing and turn the information over to the committees by May 22.